Valve operated motor controlling switch



' July 11, 1944. s. PERRY VALVE OPERATED MOTOR CONTROLLING SWITCH Filed Jan. 18, 1941 Patented July 11, 1944 VALVE OPERATED MOTOR CONTROLLING SWITCH Stanley Perry, Chicago, Ill., asalgnor to 011 Devices, Santa Fe, N. of Illinois a limited partnership Application January 18, 1941, Serial No, 375,081 2 Claims. (Cl. 236-1) My invention relates to an improvement in control devices for liquid fuel valves.

One purpose is the provision of a control device effective to control a plurality of motors employed in connection with a heater. For example, I may control a blower motor for circulating room air through or about the heater, and a booster motor for directly controlling the air supply to the heater or to the burner. The booster motor may, for example, be incorporated in the heater.

Another purpose is the provision of a multiple thermostatic control in which I may, tor example, have one thermostat responsive to temperature conditions within a house or space to be heated, and another thermostat responsive to temperature conditions outside of the house or space to be heated.

An advantage of the use of the outside thermostat is that with moderate outside temperature conditions the outside thermostat will remain in open circuit position, and therefore the burner will be restricted to operation at an intermediate stage, providing longer operating periods and better comfort conditions in the house than would be obtained by using the maximum combustion stage for shorter periods.

Another purpose is the provision of motor control means coordinated with valve control means.

Other purposes will appear from time to time in the course of the specification and claims.

I illustrate my invention more or less diagrammatically in the accompanying drawing wherein:

, Fig. 1 is a vertical section through a valve housing and has further incorporated in it a diagrammatic showing of the circuits involved:

Fig. 2 is a similar section illustrating the parts in a difierent position.

Like parts are indicated by like symbols throughout the specification and drawing.

Referring to the drawing, I generally indicates a valve housing, float chamber, or the like. Any suitable means not herein shown may be employed for delivering a liquid fuel thereto. 2 indicates a fuel delivery passage extending from the housing I. 3 is any suitable valve seat adapted to be controlled by any suitable valve 4 in the lower end of the valve stem 5 and provided for example with any suitable metering slots -6. l is a spring or suitable yielding means adapted normally to urge the valve and valve stem toward open position. 8 is any suitable abutment for the upper end of the spring 1, which in the form herein shown may, incidentally. also serve as a limit mean adapted to be engagedby an initial warping bar 9, mounted as at ill upon or above any suitable partition II. It will be understood that the partition i l is optional.

The downward iiexure of the warping bar 9 when cold may 'be limited by any suitable adjustable stop i2. It will be understood that when cold the end of the warping bar 9 engages and limits the upward movement of the valve stem 5 in response to the compression of the'spring I. I3 is any suitable resistance for the warping bar 9. When the resistance i3 is heated, the warping bar 9 warps up to the position in which it is shown in Fig. 2, and the abutment 8 of the valve stem 5 is then initially engaged by, a second warping bar I, the position or which may be controlled as by the adjustable stop or limit means IS. The second warping bar H is provided with the resistance It. When the second resistance It is heated, the second warping bar It may then warp upwardly and permit the valve stem a further rise, which may finally be limited by the adjustable stop ll, which may engage an upward extension or upper portion l8 of the valve stem 5.

Mounted on a 'bracket l9, which may fo i example be positioned on or above the cover 20 of the chamber l, is a tilting arm 2|, an upper portion of which carries the mercury switch element 22, and the lower portion of which carries the mercury switch element 23. The arm 2i is pivoted as at 24 and is provided with an actuating lever, 25, slotted as at 26 to receive any suitable pin or lateral extension 21 of the control rod 28, which extends downwardly through the cover 20 and is provided with a hook or engaging portion 29, which engages with the abutment 30 upon the upward extension ll of the valve stem. Thus, vertical movement of the valve stem is effective to tilt the arm 2| about its pivot 24 and is effective thereby to actuate the mercury switches 22 and 23. It will be observed that the mercury switches are inclined somewhat in relation to each other. The upper switch 22 has end contacts iii, 32 at opposite ends thereof, and a central contact 33 having lateral extensions 34 and 35. The lower switch 23 has two contacts 36, 31 at one end thereof. As will be seen, for example in Fig. 1, when the valve stem is in the lower position, the contacts 3-6 and 31 are out of contact with the mercury, and the circuit through the switch 23 is, therefore, broken. At that time, however, a circuit is closed between the contacts 32 and 33 of the upper switch 22.

To give a concrete example of the use of the control device above described, I illustrate a the speed of the booster motor and the capacity booster motor 40 and a blower motor 4|. By of whatever fan is controlled thereby. In other blower motor in this connection I mean a motor words, in the particular form shown in the drawemployed to deliver air already heated by any ing, when both thermostats are in circuit breaksuitable burner, not herein shown, the fuel for 5 ing position and only a pilot supply of fuel is which is controlled by the valve 5. By booster maintained, the booster motor is on at, say, half motor I mean any suitable motor for delivering power, and the blower motor is oil. air to or about the heater, as for example a When the room thermostat closes, the circuit motor employed to increase air pressure about through the blower motor is closed, but the the exterior of a pot type burner, in which air booster motor is still left at intermediate capacis admitted to the interior of the burner through ity, and finally, when the outside thermostat a plurality of holes in the pot itself. Since the moves to circuit breaking position, the blower details of motors and burners do not of themmotor is still in circuit and the booster motor selves form part of the present invention, they is stepped up to full voltage. are not herein indicated. It will be understood that I may employ, in 42 is any suitable source of power, for example place of the fixed tap connection 50, a variable a. transformer, effective to provide power for resistance operated in conjunction with the the motors and 4|. A second transformer 43 movement of the valve stem 5, to provide a may be employed for providing power for the smoother shift of voltage for the booster motor. resistances l3 and I8. 44 is an outside thermogo It will also be understood that I may so arrange stat having a fixed contact 45 and a heat rethe switch 22 as to eliminate the operation of sponsive contact 46. 41 is an inside thermostat the booster motor at the pilot stage, and I wish having a fixed contact 48 and a heat responsive the present description, drawing and circuit to contact 49. be taken as illustrative or diagrammatic rather When the parts are in the position shown in 5 than as limiting me to the precise showing there- Fig. 1, it will be observed that both thermostats in made. It will be understood, for example, are in circuit breaking position. Assume that that I may widely vary the control of the two the control device is employed with an oil burner motors in respcnse to or in association with the having an oil burning pilot. Under those cirmovement of the valve stem. cumstances a pilot flow of fuel is being supplied. 0 It will be understood also that I may reverse The position of the switch 22 is such that the or vary the relationship of the motors, and may booster motor is operated by a circuit extending step up the blower motor instead of the booster intermediate the ends of the coil of the transmotor, or I may step up both, in response to the former 42, from a low voltage tap on the transclosure of one or both thermostats.

former 42, by a conductor 50, to the contact 35 It wil1 be further understood that any suitable 32, the contact 34, 33, back by a. conductor 5| means not herein shown may be employed for to the booster 40, and thence by the conductor preventing operation of the blower motor when 52 back to the transformer. At the same time the furnace is cold, as for examplewhen the the switch 23 is in circuit breaking position and furnace or heater has been running at pilot the blower motor is not operative. Assume then 40 stage, and intermediate or maximum heat is that the room thermostat closes and calls for called for, there being a lag before the furnace heat, the result of the closure of the room theris heated, during which operation of the blower mostat, as will be clear from the circuit, is the motor would be disadvantageous. closure of a circuit which includes the resistance I claim:

i3 and the transformer 43. Thereupon the a 1. In a control device for liquid fuel valves for warping bar 9 warps into the position in which use with burners and the like, a valve housing, it is shown in Fig. 2, and the valve stem 5 rises means for delivering fuel thereto, a fuel delivery to the position in which it is shown in Fig. 2, passage from said housing, a valve therefor, and and thereby tilts the switches in such fashion means for actuating it, a blower motor effective that, although no change of circuit is made by m to move air heated by the burner, and a booster the switch 22, the switch 23 is moved to circuit motor effective to deliver air to the burner and closing position, and a circuit is closed which a power source therefor, including a transformer includes the contacts 36 and 31, the blower motor having a low voltage tap and a high voltage tap, 4|, and the transformer 42, for example, by an actuating circuit for the booster motor, in-

means of the conductors 53 and 54. u cluding the low voltage tap, and an alternate As long as the outside thermostat 44 is in ciractuating circuit therefor, including the high cuit breaking position, no circuit can be closed voltage tap, and a circuit for the blower motor, through the resistance l6, and operation is limincluding the high voltage tap, and switch means ited to an intermediate stage in which a'circuit on said valve, including separate switches, one is closed through the blower motor and also for each motor, and means for closing said through the booster motor, but the booster motor switches in response to movement of the valve is still connected by a low voltage tap. If, howto increased flow position, one of said switches ever, the outside temperature drops sufliciently including contacts adapted to make and break to close the thermostat 44, then a. circuit is closed a circuit for said last mentioned motor, the other which includes the transformer 43 and the re- 6 having a plurality of pairs of contacts adapted sistance i6, and the warping bar l4 then warps successively to make nd br ak th circults for up and permits the valve stem to rise as high the first mentioned motor, whereby, in response as the adjustable stop I! will permit. This furto a predetermined movement of the valve, the ther tilts the switches 22 and 23. This further circui thr h the l w vo mp1 l s nd tilting does not change the circuit controlled in response to a diflerent movement of the valve by the switch 23 in the form illustrated, but the circuit through the high voltage tap is closed. closes a circuit by the switch 22 which includes In combination, in 8 ontrol device for the Contact 3 instead of t ta t 31, Th heaters. a booster motor effective to deliver air result is to give the booster motor 43 full voltag to a burner for-Supporting ombustion, a blower from the transformer 42, which thereby increases 76 motor effective to deliver heated air from the angularly in relation to each other, and means 10 for moving said switches in unison in direct response to movement of the valve, one of said switches having a single pair of contacts in circuit with the blower motor, the other of said switches having two separate pairs or contacts in circuit with said booster motor, a high voltage tap for one of said pairs of contacts, and a low voltage tap for the other of said pairs.

STANLEY PERRY. 

